The evening world., 1887-11-22
PREACHER TO MILLIONAIRES,
The Church Where Gould and rage wership
AN Anecdote Of simon Cameron.

The Church Where Gould and rase wership
A Anecdote Of simon Cameron.
Pows In the West Presbyterian Church, In
Forty-second street, near Fifth avenue, of
which the Rev. DR.. John r. Paxton il minis
ter, are sold on the plan In vogue at the
Metropolitan Opera-House. In the galleries
nre box -stalls. containing six comfortable
chairs. The latter arc rented at an average
Of Of @40O n year each. In the main aisles OF
the edifce tho Church Committee puts q
valuation on the pews, and the purchaser, In
addition. pays II per cent. q year on the u.s.
sesscd valuation.
Jay Gould purchased his pew for 81, 800
cash, q premium Of $500 on Its assessed
value, and his annual levy Is 1886. He WINS
the pew in fec.
Russell Sage owns = pew assessed at 81, 800
and worth 50, 200. 1t cost him $500 several
years ago, and he told the pastor that he re-
garded y as one Of the best Investments he
ever made.
Mr.. Flagler, the Standard Oil man, paid
o.. 900 for his sitting and contributes Ii per
cent; on that amount, or .$940.
A lady recently wanted Q pew In the main
asked "a, $50 for IT,. She was given a refusal
of this offer for forty-eight hours. On in
quiry she found that seven persons wanted
that seat and that scores OF gentlemen had
been waiting two years to buy; She pur-
hhou a. FCW bio ublhy.
AZ q recent Wednesday evening lecture DR..
Paxton told an interesting incident in the
career OF Simon Cameron, Of Pennsylvania.
He said that when he was stationed In WASH
ington, Cameron came to him one day and
said
My young preacher, I want you to preach
n sermon from the text, Cast your bread on
the waters and 1t will return four-fold after
many days."
In explaining tho request, the veteran
Pennsylvania politician said that when he
was quite q young man he met. q young lum-
herman who was bomoaning his ill-luck in
having his raft Of timber laid up by the low
water: The man was surrounded by some
operators who were trying to secure the drift
for n mere song.
Cameron asked the young fellow, whose
name was Hahnemann, If he could not hold
the logs until the freshets came.
IL have not a cent in the world" was the
reply, " and these men are trying to squeeze
me. don't know what to do, for l am
ruined"
Young fellow, you are not ruined" an
bank and l will hold your lumber and loan
terost."
The young lumberman was rescued and
Gen. Cameron lost sight Of him.
1t was a great many years ago." the aged
Senator continued in telling the story, IAN
| was not an old man, but when I wanted to
be United States Senator l met with sturdy
opposltlon.. 1 learned that there was q man
In the lumber districts who had great iniu-
ence aud controlled the Legislative delegation
from that part of the State. went to see
him. His name was Hahnemann, and, TAX
ing my memorandum book with me, I thought
! would reall the lumber incident. The man
was too young to be the one l had casually
assisted, but l learned from him that he had
succeeded his father.
The young man did not know much of his
fathers experience, but conversed with his
| mpfhar and than retnrna6 Ia thu hntal tO aaa
me. He said his mother was anxious to see
the man who had put his father on his feet il
he could be found. / told the young
merchant that I was the mar and he grasped
me politically. but hoped l should win.
That is how l first became United States
Senator. l cast my bread upon the waters
and IL returned to me fourfold."